Geological & Earth Sciences at Western Connecticut State University

If you plan to study geological and earth sciences, take a look at what Western Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from WestConn.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geological & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

WestConn Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
• Master’s Degree in Geology

WestConn Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how WestConn performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at WestConn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geological & Earth Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	153
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	171
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	293

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in geology from WestConn. This makes it the #154 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geology Student Demographics at WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 geology majors earned their bachelor's degree from WestConn. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at WestConn are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WestConn Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of geology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from WestConn, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a master's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WestConn also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Chemistry

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Chemistry Professors	360	$81,680
Geoscientists	140	$85,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.